The
artist will lecture on “Being a Global Citizen and Sharing Native History and
Art Across the World” and show visuals of his work at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11,
in Mariposa Hall Room 1000 at Sacramento State. A reception will follow from 7 p.m.
to 9 p.m. in Kadema Hall’s Witt Gallery. The event is free, but space is
limited.

The
presentation is sponsored by the Asian Art History Club.

The
lecture coincides with a full exhibition of the artist’s prints, along with
sculptures by Craig Martinez, at La Raza Galeria Posada, Feb. 12 – April 2.
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and until 9 p.m.
on Second Saturdays. It is located in Midtown Sacramento at 1022 22nd
Street.

Edgar
Heap of Birds, a member of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribes, is a painter,
sculptor and printmaker, and often uses text in his work to create ironic,
social and political commentary. He has received many awards, including the
Lewis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award in 1989 and a National Endowment for the
Arts award in 2001.

For more
information on the exhibit, call (415) 846-3179. More information about the
lecture is available at (916) 278-6166. For media assistance, call Sacramento
State’s Public Affairs Office at (916) 278-6156.